Evaluation Officer

Priority may be given to the following designated employment equity groups: women, Indigenous Peoples* (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), persons with disabilities and racialized persons*.

• The Employment Equity Act , which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

Candidates are asked to self-declare when applying to this hiring process.

City: Ottawa

Organizational Unit: Construction

Classification: RCO

Tenure: Term

Duration: This is a 3-year term position with possibility of renewal, as well as anticipatory staffing for term positions

Language Requirements: English, and anticipatory staffing for various linguistic profiles

Work arrangements: Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position may be eligible for a limited hybrid work arrangement (combination of working onsite and telework).

At the NRC, we recognize that Indigenous candidates may have important connections to their communities and you may be eligible for an exception to this work arrangement. Alternative work arrangements may also be considered to accommodate candidates as required. To learn more about these options, please contact the NRC Hiring team using the contact information below.

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We are looking for an Evaluation Officer to support our Construction Research Centre. The Evaluation Officer would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

NRC Construction is implementing the “Platform to Decarbonize the Construction Sector at Scale” to accelerate and scale up new technologies to help transition the Canadian construction sector towards decarbonization and contribute to the emerging low-carbon economy. It will also establish new codes, standards, specifications, and guidelines to position the sector to achieve its 2050 greenhouse gas (GHG) carbon reduction targets.

These investments will help spur the growth of Canada’s clean technology sector and help achieve Canada’s international commitments to reduce GHG emissions.

The Canadian Construction Material Centre (CCMC) delivers a national service for the assessment of innovative and non-standardized building products and systems to determine their compliance to Canadian building, energy and safety codes. CCMC clients are manufacturers of innovative building products, who benefit from accelerated and expanded access to the construction market. The CCMC operates within NRC programs and under the general policy and technical advice of the Canadian Commission on Construction Material Evaluation, an independent commission by NRC.

The incumbent is part of a team that serves industrial clients through the application of a rigorous evaluation process that…